Boot-blacking apparatus



M. .CONNEL.

Bo t Blanking Apparatus. No. 22,628. Patented Jany 18, 1859.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J. M. CONNEL, OF NEWARK, OHIO.

BOOT-BLACKING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent No.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES M. CONNEL, of Newark, in the county of Licking and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Boot-Blacking Apparatus; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing, forming part of this specification, in which Figure l is a top view of the machine. Fig. 2 is a vertical section perpendicular to axis of brush wheel. Fig. 3 is a section of brush wheel and shaft through axis of the shaft.

Similar characters of reference in the several figures denote the same part.

This invention is designed as an improvement on the machine for which Letters Patent were granted to James M. and J. Connel on the 12th day of January 1858.

The nature of the invention consists in making the brush wheel in two sections, one or both capable of movement upon the shaft, and kept together by a spring or springs, and in having under the wheel a spring'foot rest; the design of the invention being to cause the several parts to conform to the dimensions of the shoe or boot submitted to be operated upon.

In the drawing B is the brush wheel made of two sections, one secured to the shaft S, and the other capable of movement thereon. Or, both sections may be loose if desired. The sections are kept together by the spiral spring a on the shaft S, or, by rubber strips f connecting the two sections, that the sections will be separated when a body larger than the curve in the edge of the wheel will receive, is forced against it. The spring closing the sections on the removal of the pressure. The wheel B is rotated by power applied to wheel WV through band connection D or in any other suitable manner.

R is the blacking reservoir, in the form of two frustums of cones connected by their small bases. Into this is inserted a mop P 22,628, dated January 18, 1859.

held by a spring holder H. The head of the mop, which is of sponge is somewhat larger than the portion 'v of the reservoir, so that the sponge will receive sufficient pressure as it is drawn out to remove superfluous liquid therefrom.

There is a spring rest 13 on the platform and under the wheel for the reception of the shoe.

This apparatus is designed for operation upon boots and shoes on the feet of the wearer. The foot is placed upon the rest and run up to the edge of the wheel, which opens sufiiciently far to admit the surface into the groove 9. The foot being thus between the elastic rest and the self adjusting pressure of the sectional wheel.

The mop is withdrawn from the reservoir R and applied to the brush wheel; which, by the turning of crank K applies the blacking to the boot. The operator moving his foot so that all parts of the boot may be operated upon. The rest and wheel adjusting themselves to the several parts.

After the blacking is applied, the boot is polished by a dry wheel constructed in a similar manner to that described above. This construction is also applicable to the patented machine mentioned where the boots are cleaned, blacked and polished, after removal from the feet of the wearer.

I make no claim to the construction of brushes of two sections shown in several patented knife polishers; but

I claim as new and an improvement on the patented boot blacking machine of J. M. and J. Connel The concave edged self adjusting brush wheel B in combination with the spring foot piece F, constructed, arranged and operating as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed by name before two subscribing witnesses.

J. M. CONNEL. Vitnesses Vii. BLIss CLARKE, L. R. COMOUR. 

